DISTILLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC575133 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£298.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £298,180
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£136k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£298k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£302k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£121k£181k£241k£302kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£305.2k£289.6k
Current assets£301.6k£286.7k
Cash£136.1k£160.0k
Debtors£64.0k£41.2k
Net assets£298.2k£284.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-07-24
    ➖
    SCOTHERN, Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2023-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-01-22
    ➕
    SCOTHERN, Lewis appointed
    director
  22. 2017-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DISTILLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2017-08-31
    ➕
    SCOTHERN, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Amy Frances Scothern
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2021
Mr Lewis Scothern
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Scothernceased 10/07/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

12 Traill Drive
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8SW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTHERN, Lewis→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-22
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Active
SCOTHERN, Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2023-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02